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Are UK bonds in for a choppy ride?

There was much talk about the emerging “transatlantic divergence” last week. It now looks odds on that the US Fed will press ahead and raise interest rates later this month. Meanwhile, on the other side of the English Channel, the European Central Bank has already easy policy further. With the Bank of England likely to be caught somewhere in the middle over the coming months, UK bonds could be in for a choppy ride.

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